Exhibition 1 For the first exhibition of the Autumn term I was experimenting with different approaches to painting. Some paintings are more abstract than others. This would then help me decide which approach to take for future work/exhibitions. I was also looking at different architectural spaces, as well as improvising. I do not tend to stick to images/photographs, as it is too restrictive. I enjoy feeling ‘free’ when painting.
The first exhibition got me thinking about how to display these paintings, as I feel this effects the overall experience of looking at them. I briefly looked at Twenty-six Gasoline stations, by Edward Ruscha. This gave me inspiration as to how to exhibit my works, e.g. grid, vertically or horizontally. Twenty-six Gasoline Stations, 1963
Twenty Six ix Gasolin ine Stations This book consists of 26 photographs taken by Edward Ruscha. Inspiration on how to exhibit my own work – vertically like a book, almost as if each painting is telling a story. I am also thinking about how I could also do this, with paintings, instead of photographs. Create paintings of architectural spaces seen on my journeys, and edit them into a small book
Exhibition 2
Exhibition 2 I’m also interested in translating The second exhibition has made me focus on this architectural space that we see the relationship between the audience and in reality, into something far from it, almost like a fantasy place. the art. This again impacts how the viewer I am interested about how my approach to sees it; they can’t place themselves painting, (hard-edge, abstract, blocks of into the painting, as it is unknown colour) affects how people view it. to them. I also enjoy experimenting with 2D I think that there is a barrier between the and 3D space, as well as colour. painting and the spectator, due to the use of hard edges, as opposed to a more painterly Future works could include approach – which seems more inviting. sculpture or 3D structures.
I think that the second exhibition was much more successful than the first The shelf made the presentation appear much neater than the previous I’m starting to develop my own approach / technique of painting that suits my skillset
Artist influences – Guy Yanai Uses highly saturated colour, with an approach to painting that appears to be somewhat pixelated. I’m particularly inspired by the colour and the hard -edge brush stroke technique that he uses, to define architectural spaces.
Art rtist in influences - Krijn de Koning
The use of bright blocks and colour is very inspiring to me. Also, as his work has links to architecture and the environment. He typically builds these architectural structures amongst other public spaces. These structures are almost a real-life version of the architectural spaces in my paintings. These works also make me think about the future of my own work, and what direction I could take it towards.
Art rtist in influences – Andy Burgess I particularly find the fragments of colour very interesting. I hope to use this artist to inspire future painting, by including other objects into my paintings, for example nature which surrounds the architecture, or even objects; to add more depth to my painting.
Future work For future exhibitions, I hope to create an even bigger series of paintings. Or even expand to making 3D work, such as sculpture. For now, I think the small scale paintings work well, especially because of my approach to painting. I don’t particularly think the shelf from exhibition 2 worked that well. So, I aim to display on the wall for exhibition 3. I also think the horizontal layout didn’t do them justice, as there was too much to look at. I’ll continue to focus on improving my painting skills I’d also like to incorporate other objects into the paintings
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